Comments on: Where Are You Christmas? http://deniseisrundmt.com/2008/12/09/where-are-you-christmas/ I'm a mom on the run! Sat, 02 Jun 2012 00:06:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: rosanne http://deniseisrundmt.com/2008/12/09/where-are-you-christmas/#comment-9677 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:12:33 +0000 http://denisermt.wordpress.com/?p=1704#comment-9677 Hey! Just wanted to say great site. Continue with the good work!

]]> By: Boxing Day « Run DMT http://deniseisrundmt.com/2008/12/09/where-are-you-christmas/#comment-517 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:43:56 +0000 http://denisermt.wordpress.com/?p=1704#comment-517 [...] I mentioned in a previous post, homeless shelters have seen an increasing number of families in need this year.  Yet, donations [...]

]]> By: Jen@Happily-Ever-After-Land http://deniseisrundmt.com/2008/12/09/where-are-you-christmas/#comment-496 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:59:13 +0000 http://denisermt.wordpress.com/?p=1704#comment-496 When we took my girl last year, they had the audacity to charge different prices for the SAME SIZE sheet of paper, just cut up different ways! What the heck is that all about? And they thought we were SO stupid not to notice, they didn’t even bother cutting out the photos to make them look like more. Just held up the 8×10 paper with the different sized photos on each one. So stupid! It makes me not feel bad to scan them – we’re so OBVIOUSLY being ripped off!

]]> By: denisermt http://deniseisrundmt.com/2008/12/09/where-are-you-christmas/#comment-492 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:49:04 +0000 http://denisermt.wordpress.com/?p=1704#comment-492 @Lisa- I like the cardboard Santa idea! Thanks for visiting my blog and sharing your sad Santa experience. It certainly seems to be an epidemic.

]]> By: Lisa http://deniseisrundmt.com/2008/12/09/where-are-you-christmas/#comment-491 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:14:46 +0000 http://denisermt.wordpress.com/?p=1704#comment-491 Took my kids this Christmas to see Santa (first time) since we’re from HK and visiting my folks in Toronto. Santa turned out to be a grouch. The guys behind the camera suck at taking photos and have no clue how to make children laugh (much less distract them to look at the camera), got crap photos on a disc (for $22.95 CAD) because we didn’t want to buy the photos and figured we should be paying for their efforts. This was at Yorkdale mall as well (one of the better malls in Toronto). Next year? I may just skip over the mall Santas and make my own out of cardboard and have the kids pose infront of it each year. Thanks for the post.

]]> By: ParentingPink http://deniseisrundmt.com/2008/12/09/where-are-you-christmas/#comment-488 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:43:44 +0000 http://denisermt.wordpress.com/?p=1704#comment-488 I AGREE! I drag all three girls to the mall only to find that the mall Santa is often grumpy and impatient. He barley speaks to the girls and shifts them on and off his lap like they mean nothing to him (and I’m sure they don’t, but isn’t Santa supposed to “pretend” that he likes kids?).

When I was little, my parents would drive us to Richmond every year to go see the “real” Santa in the Miller & Rhodes store (now closed). It was so much fun and Santa actually called us by our names (the snow fairy would tell him, but we never knew that)! LOL It was so personable and there was no ‘pressure’ to buy overly priced pictures. Augh, where have the good ol’ days gone?

Let me know if you find Christmas :-)

]]> By: denisermt http://deniseisrundmt.com/2008/12/09/where-are-you-christmas/#comment-487 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:11:41 +0000 http://denisermt.wordpress.com/?p=1704#comment-487 @ Erika – GET OUT! They for Santa charge at Downtown Disney?! That’s ridiculous!

Hey Air! Maybe our MOTG charity next year should be a Santa? I’ve got some Santa connections, ya know.

And about the pics w/ Santa…you’ve got such a fancy camera and you’re so talented with the scrapbooking stuff that you don’t need their stupid prints. You could do a much better job. LOVE YOU, GIRL!!! xox

]]> By: Erika http://deniseisrundmt.com/2008/12/09/where-are-you-christmas/#comment-486 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:06:28 +0000 http://denisermt.wordpress.com/?p=1704#comment-486 LOL – I guess I will complain about paying for the crappy mall santa when the mall starts charging admission!

I do agree that the Mall santa is a cheese ball with no personality but whatever iti s just one of those things we do. We also take advantage of all the free Santa’s at events we go to.

Hey you know what Downtown Disney’s Santa charges and you can’t take your own shots…. cause you don’t PAY to get into downtown Disney :)

]]> By: denisermt http://deniseisrundmt.com/2008/12/09/where-are-you-christmas/#comment-484 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:11:28 +0000 http://denisermt.wordpress.com/?p=1704#comment-484 @Erika- I don’t pay for Princess pics, either. The WDW Cast members will take the pic for you. I’ll pay for breakfast with the princesses, though. I gotta eat, right?

@becelisa- I totally forgot about Wild Wonderland at Lowry. What a great idea! We went years ago when Allana was about a year old. The real reindeer were cool. Hmmmmm…Maybe I’ll move some things around in the advent calendar.

]]> By: becelisa http://deniseisrundmt.com/2008/12/09/where-are-you-christmas/#comment-480 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:19:33 +0000 http://denisermt.wordpress.com/?p=1704#comment-480 i refuse to take my daughter to the mall to see santa. we go to lowry park zoo’s wild wonderland every year. yes, it costs to get in but the event itself is well worth the ticket price. the line to see santa is never long and you are encouraged to take as many of your own pictures as you want. and santa actually takes time to talk to every child. heck, last year even i sat on his lap and gave him my wish list. and though i will admit brad pitt was not in my stocking christmas morning i will say it’s well worth it.

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